The Clockmaker

After losing his daughter, a troubled clockmaker teams up with a young woman to investigate the murder of her sister, soon he notices the parallels between two murders and a mystery begins to unfold.

  • Mo Faisal
    Director
    Her (short film)
  • Tracy DiMascio-Faisal
    Writer
    Her (short film)
  • Mo Faisal
    Writer
    Her (short film)
  • Mo Faisal
    Producer
  • Tracy DiMascio-Faisal
    Producer
  • Christian Cibotti
    Key Cast
    "Mike Devlin"
    The Game Plan, This Town, Deportation
  • Kathleen Petillo
    Key Cast
    "Christine Lane"
  • Christopher Mikael
    Key Cast
    "Drisclle"
    American Hustle, Heat, That's My Boy
  • Paul Noonan
    Key Cast
    "Walter Lane"
    Evil Lives Here, SMILF, Shattered, Spinning My Reality
  • Mario DiMascio
    Key Cast
    "Tracker"
  • Tracy Bowermaster
    Key Cast
    "Samantha Devlin"
  • Vera Cooper
    Key Cast
    "Wheeler"
  • Alissa Luckey
    Key Cast
    "Squatter"
    Aloof Drifter
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 12, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    14,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Non-Pulic screening for friends and families
    Boston
    United States
    January 12, 2019
  • Boston International Film Festival
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    United States
    April 12, 2019
    Premiere
    Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award
  • Crown Wood International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    Best Feature Film
Director Biography - Mo Faisal

Mohammad completed his Bachelor of Arts in Communications with concentration in Theater and Films from Suffolk University. Mohammad directed multiple plays while in college. Since graduating, he has written several screenplays and wrote & directed a short film titled “Her”. The Clockmaker is Mohammad’s first feature film.

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Director Statement

It doesn’t bother me if a film doesn’t have a genre, I like going where my characters take me. My characters are mostly drifters, loaners, have gone through some kind of a trauma and they are often searching for something. They are completely opposite of me so I guess I’m fascinated by them.

I wrote The Clockmaker with the idea I would be directing the film and would have a budget. I didn’t ask anyone for any money (didn’t know who to ask) and didn’t know any producers in town who were willing to hand out cash to unknown filmmakers, so obviously when the time came we didn’t have any money, equipment or locations. I tried being structured and organized but in reality I was panicking. So finally I started asking for help. And it arrived. Not in form of money or big production vehicles but something better. We were able to complete this film with help and support of our families, friends, neighbors and community for which I am grateful and consider myself extremely lucky to have people around me who gave up their entire summer, weekends, opened their homes and businesses. I am still in shock that we actually completed this film. It has been a great journey. I met some great people along the way and reconnected with some old friends.